How do some people seem to know everything about anything

[Houdini]

That's because they both just get all their answers from me. Every time they need a particular piece of information, they come over to my house and pray that I'm not drunk and/or naked. Also, at least 51% of everything I say is complete bullshit.

I LOVE COOKIES

[the shortest route to the sea]

To be honest, Houdini, I used one of the things you said in a post comparing Radiohead albums, about Hail to the Thief...in a college interview.

[Houdini]

To be honest, Houdini, I used one of the things you said in a post comparing Radiohead albums, about Hail to the Thief...in a college interview.

Whoa, seriously? How did that go? I was afraid I was completely incoherent in that post.

[the shortest route to the sea]

Whoa, seriously? How did that go? I was afraid I was completely incoherent in that post.

The guy asked me "So, if you were going on a spaceship out into nowhere and you had to bring 5 albums with you, which would they be?" I first said Arcade Fire's Funeral, half for the musicianship and half for the emotional connection/memories. I was struggling with the next one, I realized I needed to pick a Radiohead album, and I said: "In Rainbows. Wait! No...Hail to the Thief." and he was like lolwut

And then we got into a really long dicussion about musicianship and depth, about sound and meaning. I made the case that although In Rainbows is a more entertaining, accessible, and well-crafted album, Hail to the Thief has these wildly intense layers of depth and vision to it. He pulled out his iPod to listen to 2 + 2 = 5 while I went on about the changes of style in that song, and what they represent. I went deeper into the thematic concerns and sort of...machinic intensity. You used the phrase "complex beast," which I used.

I then sent a thankyou letter that was, at his request, a list of bands and descriptions he should get into. In short, best interview ever. Thanks to you.

[Houdini]

The guy asked me "So, if you were going on a spaceship out into nowhere and you had to bring 5 albums with you, which would they be?" I first said Arcade Fire's Funeral, half for the musicianship and half for the emotional connection/memories. I was struggling with the next one, I realized I needed to pick a Radiohead album, and I said: "In Rainbows. Wait! No...Hail to the Thief." and he was like lolwut

And then we got into a really long dicussion about musicianship and depth, about sound and meaning. I made the case that although In Rainbows is a more entertaining, accessible, and well-crafted album, Hail to the Thief has these wildly intense layers of depth and vision to it. He pulled out his iPod to listen to 2 + 2 = 5 while I went on about the changes of style in that song, and what they represent. I went deeper into the thematic concerns and sort of...machinic intensity. You used the phrase "complex beast," which I used.

I then sent a thankyou letter that was, at his request, a list of bands and descriptions he should get into. In short, best interview ever. Thanks to you.

That's amazing. I'm just glad you're thinking deeply about the music you like, because that's one of the greatest things someone can do.

Out of curiosity, what other three albums did you pick?

[the shortest route to the sea]

That's amazing. I'm just glad you're thinking deeply about the music you like, because that's one of the greatest things someone can do.

Out of curiosity, what other three albums did you pick?

One of my favorite things to do is write stream of consciousness stuff to new music. I ruin a lot of stuff I used to like by saying "Well WHY IN THE WORLD DO I LIKE [Fatboy Slim or any other childhood relics] when THERE'S THIS [something]". But I've gotten much more intense experiences out of the music by really looking at it closely.

He was rather ADD, so he moved on. I have no clue what I'd put, I'd need to look at all the albums I have. In a pinch, Islands' "Return to the Sea" would probably make it on there.